Category: News
First large-scale UK onshore salmon project at risk over ‘factory farm’ claimss
On former railway sidings at Grimsby docks in Lincolnshire, the seafood industry is backing new plans for an onshore salmon farm that it claims will [more…]
Several dead in attempt to cross Channel, say French authorities
Several people have died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French regional authorities have said, less than two weeks after the [more…]
Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals
Thousands of flood defences in England that are supposed to protect properties from serious damage are in a state of disrepair, according to official figures [more…]
Financial leaders and party insiders warn Starmer: we need less gloom, more optimism
The government’s gloomy diagnosis of the state of Britain is imperilling the private investment needed to secure economic growth, City figures are warning, amid widespread [more…]
US rejects claims of CIA involvement in alleged plot to kill Maduro after Venezuela arrests six
The US state department rejected wild allegations of CIA involvement in an alleged assassination plot against Nicolás Maduro after Venezuelan officials announced the arrest of [more…]
Man, 18, charged with murders of a woman and two teenagers in Luton
An 18-year-old has been charged with the murders of a woman and two teenagers who were found dead at a flat in Luton on Friday, [more…]
At least three dead as two passenger trains collide in Egypt’s Nile delta
Two passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile delta, killing at least three people, two of them children, authorities have said. The crash happened on [more…]
‘Transformative, for better and for worse’: what’s the legacy of Peru’s Alberto Fujimori
At 11.45 on Thursday morning, six white-gloved pallbearers carried a coffin holding the body of the most divisive, beloved and reviled Peruvian politician of the [more…]
Thousands attend funeral of runner Rebecca Cheptegei who was set on fire by partner
Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid their respects on Saturday to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner [more…]
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months, as the UK enters a new season, we ask you to [more…]
